Two of the most significant empires of the classical period were the Rome empire and the Han dynasty. Both of these nations developed a well built Bureaucracy‚ emphasis on family‚ and boasted the invention of many technological advances. These two powerhouses still affect our everyday lives. However‚ all good things must come to an end. Both empires experienced problems of equal distribution of wealth. Massive gaps developed between the people of the upper class‚ and the people of the lower class
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Running head: LIFECYCLE OF AN EMPIRE Lifecycle of an Empire Melissa Mize World Civilizations to 1500 Abstract Dynasties or empires have a natural life span just like humans and usually only last three generations. There are many reasons as to the decline; bureaucratic corruption‚ inequitable economic burdens‚ costly technology‚ moral decline or even external enemies to name a few (Upshur‚ Terry‚ Holoka‚ Goff‚ & Cassar‚ 2002‚ p. 171).
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There was a myriad of factors that led to the collapse of classical China and Rome including: different types of political decay‚ large impersonal forces‚ and cultural factors. To begin with‚ decentralization occurred and upper classes’ values in both societies changed. In Han China‚ landlords ruled their neighborhoods according to their wishes. In Rome‚ farmers gathered under the protection of landlords. The decentralization occurred
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When Han China and Imperial Rome are compared‚ one can find both similarities and differences in terms of techniques of imperial administration. A similarity would be that both are bureaucracies. However‚ both are also different. One major difference is that Han China had the civil service exams. They also differed because Han China had a much greater emphasis on religion than the Romans. These differences led to very different futures for the two empires‚ both of which were among the strongest in
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During the classical period‚ influential empires such as Imperial Rome and the Han Dynasty emerged exhibiting numerous resemblances‚ due to cultural diffusion‚ as well as various distinctions from each other regarding political control. Methods of transportation and communication benefited the government by linking and unifying crucial parts of both empires. Both empires had a system of roads that facilitated communication‚ trade‚ economic activity‚ and the movement of military. Although both empires
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1.5 Eastern Han dynasty 1.5.1 Ecological and cultural background The fall of the Xin dynasty made way for the reestablishment of the Han dynasty. In 25 CE‚ a descendant of Liu Bang (the Han founder) named Liu Xiu joined the rebellion against Wang Mang and reclaimed the throne after Wang Mang’s death. Liu Xiu revived the Han dynasty in honour of his forbears and became Emperor Guangwu of Han. The new emperor changed the capital of the Han dynasty to a city further east called Loyang. This initiated
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During the Han Dynasty is when confucianism became the dominant political standpoint for the next 2‚000 years. Confucianism‚ which revolves almost entirely around issues related to family‚ morals‚ and the role of the good ruler. In the short reading of “The Responsibility of Rulership” by Dong Zhongshu it explains that confucianism is a unifying idea and heaven upholds its rule‚ which is why the leaders must rule with firmness. Without humans‚ earth‚ and heaven fathers will not be able to control
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The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were two of the most powerful entities to rule their respective parts of the world. The Han Dynasty dominated Asia from the Korean peninsula to present day Vietnam for more than four hundred years. The Roman Empire stretched from the present British Isles to present day Iraq‚ and lasted nearly five hundred years. The Eastern Roman Empire went on to last another one thousand years. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire enjoyed times of immense prosperity during
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Classical Era‚ the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China by similar Bureaucratic structures‚ but differed in how the emperors justified their power. While the Han Dynasty followed the Mandate of Heaven‚ the Roman Empire justified their power through military conquest and were treated like gods. Both the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were a bureaucracy. This meant that both of them had many government officials and departments. In both cases‚ the Han Dynasty and The Roman Empires bureaucracies
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Qin administrative structures is one of the key concepts in the longevity of Han dynasty. In both the Qin and Han dynasties‚ a similar legal system of a bureaucracy was adopted‚ where at the center of the state‚ a centralized government body existed. In effort in unifying the empire‚ during the Qin Dynasty‚ land was divided into different administrative provinces governed by nobles and aristocrats. During the Han Dynasty‚ the emperors continued to expand the notion of a centralized state‚ where in
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